Her Majesty is wearing her late Mother's sapphire and diamond brooch. I will try and locate a photo

It certainly looks like QEQM's sapphire brooch. Why HM would wear a sapphire brooch with what looks like a lilac outfit, recognising she may have a few amethyst brooches (and more neutral diamond, or diamond and pearl ones) she could use, shall remain a mystery to us all.

It certainly looks like QEQM's sapphire brooch. Why HM would wear a sapphire brooch with what looks like a lilac outfit, recognising she may have a few amethyst brooches (and more neutral diamond, or diamond and pearl ones) she could use, shall remain a mystery to us all.

Perhaps we have to call it lavender and as the old rhyme says - Lavender's blue !!! :-)

Maybe she simply likes how the sapphire color "reads" on a lilac background. Purple on purple reads very differently than it does on white or pink, etc. Perhaps she simply likes how the color pops. She has done this before.

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Maybe she simply likes how the sapphire color "reads" on a lilac background. Purple on purple reads very differently than it does on white or pink, etc. Perhaps she simply likes how the color pops. She has done this before.

Well, I have to say that the brooch is eye-popping in its own merit and is absolutely a massive beautiful piece.

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A number of news arcitles are stating that "Buckingham Palace said the brooch was acquired by Queen Mary in 1934 and bequeathed to the Queen in 1953." This is a bit confusing since the Queen Mother wore the brooch for decades!

Wonderful article in HerMajesty's Jewel Vault on the piece, Russian Sapphire Cluster brooch. Part of the Russian Jewels Queen Mary purchased from the children of Empress Alexandrovna, who was a Danish princess and sister to Queen Alexandra There is a companion piece to this one, even larger that was recently sold at auction.From Her Majesty's Jewel Vault